Cisco Engineering Program Manager 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

246926834

We are looking for ato deliver strategic business value, meet key objectives, and improve operational efficiencies. This role requires building strong cross-functional partnerships to plan, direct, and coordinate sophisticated engineering programs.

• Own end-to-end delivery of 1-2 Meraki cross-functional programs within the network platform cloud, from inception to working code release.
• Collaborate across the Network Platform Team Cloud Front End, leading 6-8 initiative workstreams simultaneously.
• Develop and drive comprehensive program plans, handling technical dependencies within Meraki and across Cisco, ensuring collaborator alignment.
• Track and implement program deliverables, milestones, action items, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate inter-team requests and alignment among cross-functional engineering teams on broader initiatives.
• Leverage AI-based tools (e.g., for summarization, program tracking, planning insights) to improve speed, visibility, and decision-making in program execution and communication.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities post-project to improve processes and workflows.
• Partner with engineers, product managers, UX/research teams, data scientists, and other program managers to define and prioritize initiatives.
• Understand product use cases and communicate technical details effectively with engineering and product teams.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with cross-functional teams to align on business goals and priorities.
• Prepare program status reports and executive briefings for diverse stakeholder groups.
• Enforce to Meraki’s process metrics and governance, driving ongoing process improvements.
• Exhibit excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Adapt and thrive in fast-changing, ambiguous environments, utilizing new technologies such as AI to optimize workflows and decision-making.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related technical field, or equivalent software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of program management experience in software products, SaaS, or cloud backend technologies.
• Experience with project planning tools such as Jira, Confluence, and MS Office.
• Experience working in agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Experience working across multiple cross-functional programs and teams.

• Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity and planning tools to streamline program management workflows is a plus.